I think one other benefit for the Oilers was keeping Kane away from the team for most of the season--based on his popularity in previous dressing rooms that would make sense. Perhaps after the playoffs they had a chat and brought up the topic of trading him and now he's pissed enough to expose the fraud. He's never parted ways on good terms with any other team, so why would this time be different? (Of course it is different if somehow he can come out as the "good guy" who blew the whistle on a corrupt team.)
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